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Nigerian Pidgin by suricattca(f): 4:32pm On Nov 24, 2008
I am not nigerian girl but i want to know sth more about Nigeria, ur culture and tradition.
Can u tell me that it is true or false:

Wetin dey happen means What is happening?
I no no, I no know, Me no no or Me no know means I don't know
Come chop means Come & eat
How Far? means whats up? or hi
babe means fine girl or chick
show means meet up with me
Yarn or Yarning means to talk
I no know wetin u dey yarn means I don't know what you are talking about
No dey yarn okpas for hia means stop talking trash or nonsense in here
I don pay you means I have paid you
No Shaking means No Problem
Sharraap thia means shut up
this your tori get K-leg means your story is suspicious
You no sabi wetin you dey yarn means you don't know what you are talking about
Abeg make una check dis one out means please come check this out
Hia means here
you no sabi di tin wey we dey tok means you can't understand what we are talking about
The tin you just yarn don vex me finish means what you just said has pissed me off
Man dey go sleep means i am leaving or going to sleep
The babe dey do iyanga means the girl is playing hard to get
Nna make we gist means lets talk or gossip
Make i gist you wetin happen means lets me tell you what happened
That kain maths e get as e be means that kind of math is hard to understand or explain
I go wooze you finish means, "I will slap you silly", or "I will hurt you"
I dey cut out means am going out
make una come means you all should come
we dey hia means we are here
Na nothing means it's nothing
" I no sabi" means I can't do it or I don't know

Thx kiss
Re: Nigerian Pidgin by smolelekan: 2:48pm On Apr 14, 2011
Bahaha, grin Polish dey speak Pidgin grin, na who teach you ? lol
Re: Nigerian Pidgin by clemcykul(f): 10:03am On Apr 15, 2011
omo i tire o, pidgin get levels sha grin cool
Re: Nigerian Pidgin by iice(f): 5:08am On Apr 20, 2011
Didn't read all through but you basically got it right.
Re: Nigerian Pidgin by Mhizallura: 7:02pm On Apr 11, 2017
Can anyone tell me what the following means?
"I dey kiss her for anywhere na make she just believe day love strong"
Also
"She dey cry"

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